Sweetening agents containing chlorodeoxysugar

Abstract

Synergized compositions contain a mixture of different sweetening agents, at least one of which is saccharin, stevioside, acesulpham K or other sweetening agent with an associated bitter taste, and at least another of which is a chlorodeoxysucrose, chlorodeoxygalactosucrose or other sweetening agent which is a chlorodeoxysugar.

We claim: 
     
       1. A sweet composition comprising a synergistic mixture of, at least one sweetening agent with an associated bitter taste selected from the group consisting of saccharin, stevioside and acesulpham K, and at least one sweet chlorodeoxysugar sweetener selected from the group consisting of chlorodeoxysucrose and chlorodeoxygalactosucrose. 
     
     
       2. The composition of claim 1, wherein said chlorodeoxysugar is 4-chloro-4-deoxy-α-D-galactopyranosyl-1,6-dichloro-1,6-dideoxy-.beta.-D-fructofuranoside. 
     
     
       3. The composition of claim 1, wherein said sweetening agent with an associated bitter taste sweetening agent is saccharin. 
     
     
       4. The composition of claim 3, wherein said chlorodeoxysugar is 4-chloro-4-deoxy-α-D-galactopyranosyl-1,6-dichloro-1,6-dideoxy-.beta.-D-fructofuranoside. 
     
     
       5. The composition of claim 1, wherein said ratio is 2:1 to 1:2. 
     
     
       6. The composition of claim 1, which contains from 1/x to 4/x parts by weight of said sweetening agent with associated bitter taste and from 1/y to 4/y parts by weight of said sweet chlorodeoxysugar, wherein x is the sweetening power of said sweetening agent with associated bitter taste relative to 5% sucrose solution, and y is the sweetening power of said sweet chlorodeoxysugar relative to 5% sucrose solution. 
     
     
       7. The composition of claim 6, wherein the sweetness contributed by the sweetening agent with associated bitter taste and said sweet chlorodeoxysugar is about equal, and the amounts of the two are approximately in the weight ratio of y:x. 
     
     
       8. The composition of claim 1, which is selected from the group consisting of ingestible, oral and sweetening compositions. 
     
     
       9. In a method of making an ingestible, oral or sweetening composition, in which method a sweetener is admixed with other ingredients as dictated by the nature of the desired composition, the improvement which comprises employing as said sweetener, a synergistic mixture of a sweet chlorodeoxysugar sweetener selected from the group consisting of chlorodeoxysucrose and chlorodeoxygalactosucrose and a sweetening agent having an associated bitter taste selected from the group consisting of saccharin, stevioside and acesulpham K, wherein the sweetness contributed by said sweetening agent with associated bitter taste and by said sweet chlorodeoxysugar is in the ratio 4:1 to 1:4. 
     
     
       10. The composition of claim 1 wherein said sweetening agent with an associated bitter taste is stevioside. 
     
     
       11. The composition of claim 1, wherein said chlorodeoxysugar is 4-chloro-4-deoxy-α-D-galactopyranosyl-1,6-dichloro-1,6-dideoxy-.beta.-D-fructofuranoside. 
     
     
       12. The method of claim 9 wherein said sweetening agent with an associated bitter taste is saccharin. 
     
     
       13. The method of claim 12 wherein said chlorodeoxysugar is 4-chloro-4-deoxy-α-D-galactopyranosyl-1,6-dichloro-1,6-dideoxy-.beta.-D-fructofuranoside. 
     
     
       14. The composition of claim 1 wherein said sweetening agent with an associated bitter taste is acesulpham K.